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The NPI
Registry enables you to search for a provider's NPPES information. All
information produced by the NPI Registry is provided in accordance with
the NPPES Data Dissemination Notice. Information in the NPI Registry is
updated daily. You may run simple queries to retrieve this read-only
data. For example, users may search for a provider by the NPI or Legal
Business Name. There is no charge to use the NPI Registry.

Some health care providers reported their SSNs, IRS ITINs or EINs
in sections of the NPI application that contain information that
is required to be disclosed under FOIA. For example,

1. Providers who are individuals may have reported SSNs or
IRS ITINs in FOIA-disclosable fields (such as in the "Other
Provider Identifiers" or "License Number" fields).

2. An incorporated individual, when applying for an NPI
for the corporation, may have reported his/her SSN as the
EIN of the corporation.

CMS has urged health care providers to review their
NPPESFOIA-disclosable
data to ensure that it is correct and to remove any inappropriate or
sensitive information that they may have reported in any of those
fields that are "optional" (i.e., not required to be furnished)
and /or replace the inappropriate or sensitive information that
they may have reported in required fields with the appropriate information.
If health care providers did not remove SSNs, IRS ITINs or EINs
from FOIA-disclosable fields, CMS took action to not disclose any
SSNs or IRS ITINs that were entered in those fields. CMS also took
action to temporarily suppress reported EINs, even though they are
disclosable under FOIA, because providers reported SSNs in the EIN field.
After April 21, 2008, CMS will mask SSNs, IRS ITINs, and EINs when
these numbers are entered in the Other Provider Identifier Number and
License Number fields as follows: SSNs to “$$$$$$$$$”, IRS
ITINs to “*********”, and EINs to “=========”. This action also
includes the continued suppression of the EINs and the suppression
of the Subpart Parent Organization TINs of all Organizations in the
NPI Registry. CMS expects to lift the suppression of EINs and Parent
Organization TINs in the future.

NPI Registry: To ensure security and protection against
automated scripts from impacting the NPI Registry's performance, we have
implemented CAPTCHA on each new search against the NPI Registry.

Search the NPI Registry

NPPES Downloadable File: For those
users needing access to the full NPPES data dissemination file, please
feel free to utilize the monthly NPPES Downloadable File. Information
regarding the monthly NPPES Downloadable File can be found on the CMS NPI Data Dissemination
page. Please be sure to read the Facts about the Downloadable File
before attempting to download the actual file. The NPPES Downloadable
File is very large (exceeds 4 GB) and is intended to be downloaded by
individuals with the requisite technical expertise.

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